The 49ers are moving on from one of their defensive backs. San Francisco has waived cornerback Ambry Thomas off of injured reserve. Thomas suffered a broken forearm in August. A third-round pick in 2021, Thomas has appeared in 42 games with 11 starts for San Francisco. He’s recorded two interceptions with 12 passes defensed. In 15 appearances last year, Thomas …

MADISON – It was assumed that when Wisconsin hired a new offensive coordinator that the team’s quarterback room would have a different look. It turns out the receiver corps will feature a lot of different players, too. That was the word after news spread of Will Pauling’s and C.J. Williams’ entrance into the transfer portal Tuesday. Pauling led the Badgers …

Joe Mixon was the recipient of another hip-drop tackle. Earlier this season, the Texans running back missed three games with an ankle injury after an illegal tackle by Bears linebacker T.J. Edwards in Week 2. On Sunday, Dolphins linebacker Jordyn Brooks used the hip-drop tackle on Mixon. Mixon briefly left the game with an ankle injury, but Tuesday’s practice report …

The Texas Tech football team has landed one of the top players available in the transfer portal. The Matador Club, Tech’s NIL collective, announced on social media Tuesday night that UCF defensive tackle Lee Hunter has committed to the Red Raiders. Hunter was named second team all-Big 12 for the 2024 season and has one year of eligibility remaining. On3 …

Now that the Atlanta Falcons have benched Kirk Cousins, his future is up in the air. Where might he play next year? (Photo by Ian Maule/Getty Images) The headline of the Atlanta Falcons’ latest announcement had increasingly trended toward likely. The subtext on Tuesday night was more surprising. The Falcons did not simply bench veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins 14 games …

USC offensive line coach Josh Henson is leaving to take the offensive coordinator job at Purdue. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times) Already poised to turn over most of its offensive line, USC now will have to replace its offensive coach as well. Josh Henson, who spent the last three seasons leading USC’s offensive line, is leaving to become the offensive coordinator …

The Bills have an opportunity to do something on Sunday against the Patriots that no NFL team has done, ever. If the Bills score at least 30 points, it will be their ninth consecutive game doing so, and they will be the first team in NFL history to score 30 points in nine straight games in one season. Four previous …

Vanderbilt football has landed a second transfer from another SEC school this offseason. Aaron Bryant, a defensive tackle from Texas, announced his commitment Tuesday night on social media. Bryant, who is from Southaven, Mississippi, spent three years with the Longhorns. He appeared in 13 games combined but had just two tackles. The 6-foot-2, 305-pounder was a four-star recruit in the …

49ers waive former third-round draft pick Thomas from IR originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers officially parted ways with cornerback Ambry Thomas on Tuesday, waiving the 2021 third-round draft pick who worked his way into the starting lineup as a rookie. Thomas sustained a fractured forearm in the 49ers’ preseason opener and was placed on injured reserve …

Oct 20, 2023; Carrollton, GA, USA; Carrollton Trojans quarterback Julian Lewis (10) drops back to pass against the Westlake Lions during the first half at Grisham Stadium. The 15-year-old Carrollton High student has already committed to playing for the University of Southern California Trojans and has been considered one of the top high school quarterback prospects. Mandatory Credit: John David …

Another day, another prominent NFL figure becomes a college head coach. According to the Virginian-Pilot, Mike Vick will be the next head coach at Norfolk State University. The two sides agreed to terms on Tuesday morning. Vick has no coaching experience. The news comes amid a questionable report from ESPN.com that Vick was in talks to be hired as the …

Penn State running back Nick Singleton and two of his teammates said Tuesday they have not decided whether to return to the Nittany Lions next season or declare for the NFL draft. Singleton, the former Gov. Mifflin star, has been projected to be taken anywhere from the second to the fourth rounds in next year’s draft. “Right now, I’m just …

On Monday night, ESPN offered up one last overlapping doubleheader for the 2024 season. On Tuesday, ESPN disclosed some of the metrics. The company announced that the three hours of overlapping coverage of Bears-Vikings on ABC and Falcons-Raiders on ESPN averaged 17.8 million viewers. No specific data was released as to the audience for Bears-Vikings or the audience for Falcons-Raiders. …

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football landed a verbal commitment from Texas State defensive tackle Dominique Ratcliff on Tuesday. He made the announcement with a post on the social media platform X. Ratcliff spent the last three seasons at Texas State after redshirting as a true freshman at Louisiana. He was a three-star prospect in the 2020 signing class with 14 scholarship offers …

Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert remained limited in Tuesday’s practice. Herbert has a left ankle injury that he played through Sunday. He missed last Wednesday’s practice, was limited Thursday and had a full practice Friday before seeing action on 51 of 52 snaps in the loss to the Buccaneers. The Chargers had only one change on their practice report from Monday, …